“I am so happy to work with a project that encourages people to have a happy and healthy lifestyle!”

Since March of 2007, Betty Shepherd has been shooting spectacular photographs for the Take The Magic Step Web site. As a former professional tennis coach and one of New Zealand’s top selling real estate agents, Betty is now taking life a little slower at age 56 to spend more time with her husband, Roger, and two children and grandchildren. With hobbies like mountain biking and bird photography, Betty enjoys exploring the power and beauty of nature in her native New Zealand. If you would like more information about Betty and her photography, please email uta@TakeTheMagicStep.com.

How Take The Magic Step has affected Betty’s life:
“Whenever I find myself asking ‘how am I going to take a photo of that,’ Take The Magic Step encourages me to experiment and learn new techniques.”

Uta Pippig Founder and President, Editor-in-Chief		Michael Reger Co-founder
Dieter Hogen Senior Nutrition and Exercise Contributor		Janett Walter Nutritional Scientist and Writer
Steve Coz Media Consultant and Manager		Andy Edwards Translator and Freelance Journalist
Betty Shepherd Photographer and Photo Editor		Duncan Larkin Editor and Freelance Journalist
Greg Babij Assistant Editor		Heather Fenity Massage Therapist
Jörg Wenig Contributing Writer		Jutta Casdorff Translator
Piet Könnicke Journalist		Rosie Bachtler Translator
Scott Douglas Contributing Writer		bytepark Hosting and Content-Management
Dr. Tom Michaud, DC Chiropractor

We also would like to extend our appreciation to those who previously contributed to this Website:

Deepend—A special thanks to Jay Alger and his colleagues in New York City for designing our new site in 2008!

Michael Draznin and Michael Draznin Consulting—A special thanks also to Michael who helped us in planning, research and execution during the initial stages of the redesign of this Website. He also consulted with us on branding, marketing and communications from mid 2006 until January 2008.

Lynne Eppel—Lynne is a writer, yoga teacher, certified massage therapist, and registered polarity practitioner who launched Edible Front Range Magazine, a quarterly publication that celebrates local farmers and sustainable foods within the front range of Colorado.

Dr. Willi Heepe—Based in Germany, Dr. Heepe has been the Medical Director of the Berlin Marathon for many years. You can find his articles in our “Health Management” section.